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Origin and Meaning
Ancient Germanic
*frôdhaz- = 'clever', 'wise', 'experienced' [1]
Old Norse
fróðr = 'clever, wise' [2] [3] [4]
Old High German
frot = 'clever', 'wise', 'experienced' [5]
fruot = 'clever', 'wise', 'experienced' [1] [5]
Old Saxon
frôd = 'clever', 'wise', 'experienced' [1]
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| HER | see Froder |
| MAR | see Fróðmarr |
| NY | see Fróðný |
First Element Forms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Guðrún Kvaran: Nöfn Íslendinga (2011)